London: Aston Villa`s unbroken stay in the Premier League is in dire peril after a 2-0 defeat at Hull City on Tuesday left the free-falling Midlands club in the relegation zone.

Fans again turned on manager Paul Lambert, unfurling a banner calling for him to be sacked, as Villa lost for the seventh time in their last 10 league games -- a dismal run in which they have collected three points and scored twice.

Goals from Dame N`Doye and Nikica Jelavic earned the points for Hull, who moved out of the bottom three.